On Iowa by Marc Morehouse
Two from St. Louis
Posted on Aug 28, 2009 by Marc Morehouse.
According to HawkeyeReport.com, Hazelwood (St. Louis, Mo.) East High School teammates Don Shumpert and Christian Kirksey committed Thursday to play football at the University of Iowa.
Shumpert is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound safety prospect. He also had offers from Illinois and Minnesota. Kirksey is a 6-2, 200-pound linebacker who also had offers from Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Hazelwood East is the defending Class 5 state champions in Missouri.
Iowa now has 13 commitments for the 2010 class., including running back Marcus Coker, who committed to the Hawkeyes on Friday.
Here’s the list:
James Morris, LB, 6-2, 215, Solon High School
Austin Gray, LB, 6-2, 220, Fitzgerald High School (Warren, Mich.)
Jim Poggi, LB, 6-2, 215, Gilman School (Baltimore, Md.)
Anthony Ferguson, DT, 6-2, 280, Gilman School (Baltimore, Md.)
Louis Trinca-Pasat, DE, 6-3, 235, Lane Tech (Chicago)
Austin Vier, ATH, 6-7, 220, Ballard High School
Mike Hardy, DL, 6-5, 260, Kimberly High School (Appleton, Wis.)
Matt Hoch, DE, 6-5, 230, Harlan High School
Brandon Scherff, OL, 6-6, 295, Denison-Schleswig High School
Andrew Donnal, OL, 6-7, 285, Anthony Wayne High School (Whitehouse, Ohio)
Marcus Coker, RB, 6-1, 222, DeMatha Catholic High School (Hyattsville, Md.)
Don Shumpert, ATH, 6-2, 185, Hazelwood (Mo.) East High School
Christian Kirksey, ATH, 6-2, 200, Hazelwood (Mo.) East High School
Is this it? I mean how many scholarships are left? If we're done, does that officially take us out of the running for Seantrel Henderson? I know he was a long shot anyway. And as always, caring about recruiting is just a little creepy…
I was told in May that 18 was the number, but that may have bounced a little with departures. I'd say as few as five and as many as eight schollies left.
I totally get the creepy thing. Bottomline, these kids are just too young for this kind of spotlight. But it is free agency/trade deadline/draft wrapped into a year-long hustle. Some folks hold recruiting victories in nearly as high a regard as victories on the field. It's not healthy, but I understand the interest.